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Barcelona offer Gavi update after teenager stretched off with a head injury

Barcelona offered an update on Gavi after the midfielder was forced off with a head injury in the first half of Saturday’s 1-0 defeat to Real Betis.

Gavi picked up the injury when the ball was blasted against his head from close range by Hector Bellerin.

The 17-year-old initially tried to carry on but then ended up on the turf again and was finally checked over by the club’s medics and subsequently taken off.

There were fears that Gavi has suffered a concussion and he has been taken to hospital to be checked out.

The update means it’s unclear if Gavi will be fit to face Bayern Munich on Wednesday in the Champions League in what is a crucial game for the Catalan giants.